'''1911'''--Avery County was created from Caldwell, Mitchell, and Watauga counties.<br>'''County seat:'''&nbsp;Newland (originally known as "Old Fields of Toe"). <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

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'''1911'''--Avery County was created 23 February 1911&nbsp;from [[Caldwell County, North Carolina|Caldwell]], [[Mitchell County, North Carolina|Mitchell,]] and [[Watauga County, North Carolina|Watauga]] counties.<br>'''County seat:'''&nbsp;Newland (originally known as "Old Fields of Toe"). <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

*Avery County marriage records can be ordered from the [http://averydeeds.com/ Register of Deeds]. Please visit their website for contact information.&nbsp;

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*[https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1726957&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Marriages, 1762-1979] - database from FamilySearch; includes Avery County marriages

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===== Deaths =====

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*Avery County death records can be ordered from the [http://averydeeds.com/ Register of Deeds]. Please visit their website for contact information.&nbsp;

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*[https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1609799&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D North Carolina Death Certificates, 1906-1930] - database from FamilySearch; includes original microfilm images and covers Avery County.&nbsp;